tuesday

UK /ˈtjuːz.deɪ/ US /ˈtjuːz.deɪ/

noun 1adv 1

Definitions

noun

The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

An anti-Mao force has occupied many rural districts around Tengchung in west Yunnan and is directing peasants there to revolt against Mao Tse-tung, intelligence sources here reported Tuesday.

Alaska DOT crews returned to Igiugig on Tuesday to repair the lights, which are now back in service, Dapcevich said.

adv

On Tuesday.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, different, different, free, next, possible, technical

I'm free next Tuesday if you want to grab coffee together.

VERB + TUESDAY

announced, arranged, come, finish, marketing, meet, meeting, plan

The marketing team will meet on Tuesday to discuss the new campaign strategy.

TUESDAY + NOUN

afternoon, day, evenings, friday, home, jan, july, morning

She always goes home on Tuesday afternoon to visit her elderly mother.

PREP.

from, off, on, since, until

I've been waiting for this package since Tuesday and it still hasn't arrived.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the third day of the week

tues

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

see you next Tuesday

A cunt. (an objectionable person)

See you next Tuesday — it's a dirty insult. The initials make a dirty insult.

a week from next Tuesday

Some unspecified time in the future.

You are thinking that in ten minutes from now you must do something — or it may be tomorrow, or a week from next Tuesday. Sometimes you think a year ahead, ...

cheap-arse Tuesday

The day of the week (Tuesday) when establishments such as cinemas, restaurants, etc, offer some of their goods and services at discounted prices.

second Tuesday of the week

A time that will never come.

He remembered the snickers and feeble excuses girls had offered him when he dared to ask one for a date. “Yes, I'll go out with you on the second Tuesday of the week.” Such a remar

Example Bank

An anti-Mao force has occupied many rural districts around Tengchung in west Yunnan and is directing peasants there to revolt against Mao Tse-tung, intelligence sources here reported Tuesday.

Wiktionary

Alaska DOT crews returned to Igiugig on Tuesday to repair the lights, which are now back in service, Dapcevich said.

Wiktionary

The meeting was arranged for Tuesday.

Tatoeba · #22438

Meetings are to be held on the afternoon of July 15 (Tuesday), all day July 16 (Wednesday), and the morning of July 17 (Thursday).

Tatoeba · #22505

You might as well wait until Tuesday.

Tatoeba · #23775

I'll expect to hear from you by Tuesday.

Tatoeba · #23776

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tuesday is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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